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  • Life

    The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the Rolling Stones legend

    by Keith Richards ...
    The once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller.'Electrifying' New York Times'Funny, poignant, brutally honest' Sunday Telegraph'Immensely readable' Sunday Times'Once you begin this, wild, wild horses couldn't drag you away' IndependentAs a member of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards cr... ... Read more

    5,49 €

  • Mustaine: A Life in Metal

    by Dave Mustaine ...
    Former Metallica guitarist and founding member of Megadeth Dave Mustaine talks for the first time about his life in rock ‘n’ roll, finally telling the inside story of two of the most influential heavy metal bands in the world.Here, for the first time ever, Dave Mustaine tells the tale of two of the biggest metal bands in history; a story yet to be told from the inside. A pioneer of the thrash ... Read more

    9,85 €

  • Music as Medicine

    How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power

    by Daniel Levitin ...
    **The Instant Sunday Times BestsellerA Financial Times, Telegraph and Waterstones Book of the YearShortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book PrizeWhat if music holds the key to healing our minds and bodies? Music as Medicine is the revelatory new book from the million-copy bestselling author of The Organized Mind.**'Fascinating' OBSERVER'Essential' WALL STREET JOURNAL‘Intr... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Beauty, Disrupted

    The Carre Otis Story

    by Carre Otis, Hugo Schwyzer ...
    Throughout her career, supermodel and actress Carré Otis has been celebrated for her striking physical beauty—but in this brazenly honest memoir she revisits the ugliest parts of her past to reveal the events that ultimately brought her to strive for, and champion, the kind of beauty that can only be found within. In Beauty Disrupted Carré details the triumphs and challenges of her career in ... Read more

    9,32 €

  • The Dirt

    Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

    by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars ...
    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE.Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity ... Read more

    11,23 €

  • Pink Floyd

    Album by Album

    by Martin Popoff ...
    Series series Album by Album
    This stunning look back at Pink Floyd’s discography comprises a series of in-depth, frank, and entertaining conversations about all of the band's studio albums, including their soundtrack efforts and the instrumental/ambient The Endless River. Inside, prolific rock journalist Martin Popoff moderates discussions on each album with rock journalists and musicians who offer insights, opinions, and ... Read more

    20,66 €

  • How Music Works

    by David Byrne ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.“How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual” ... Read more

    8,89 €

  • Introduction to Soul Guitar

    by Ashley J. Saunders ...
    Series series Complete Guitar Workout
    If you have ever wanted to get that soulful / R 'n' B / gospel feel happening in your guitar playing. Then Introduction to Soul Guitar eBook will take up step by step through the common guitar chords, scales, licks, gear and so much more.Bring on the gospel until it becomes so intuitive, it is part of your soul! ... Read more

    1,83 €

  • Basic Music Theory By Joe Procopio

    The Only Award-Winning Music Theory Book Available Worldwide

    by Joe Procopio ...
    Series Book 1 - New Edition
    BASIC MUSIC THEORY By Joe Procopio Basic Music Theory by Joe Procopio is the only music theory book to receive the coveted 5 Star Award from the respected International Book Review Company Reader’s Favorite. It is simply the best and easiest to read book about the basics in music. It teaches you how to quickly hear and understand everything essential in the art of sound. Basic Music Theory by Joe ... Read more

    2,75 €

  • Beatle Musings: An Alternative View of The Beatle Legacy

    by Joel Benjamin ...
    Series series Beatle Musings
    An Alternative View Of The Beatle Legacy is the third volume of essays of the research study BeatleMusings- an anthology of scholarship that examines the historical and musical legacy of The Beatles. An Alternative View Of The Beatle Legacy provides “alternative perspectives” to explain the historical phenomenon of The Beatles. For the past 50 years all of the information published and ... Read more

    9,54 €

  • Beatle Song Profiles: Please Please Me

    by Joel Benjamin ...
    Series series Beatle Song Profiles
    Each of the 13 songs from  Please Please Me and three assorted singles are “profiled” in this volume of Beatle Song Profiles. Beatle Song Profiles are concise commentaries on every Beatle song. The song profiles describe the song’s origins and inspiration, what The Beatles themselves said about it, what was unique about the music and/or production of the arrangement or vocals, and the deeper ... Read more

    9,54 €

  • Because

    A Fan Picks His Top Forty Songs by the Fab Four

    by Mark R. Brewer ...
    As a devoted fan of the lads from Liverpool, Mark considers himself an expert on their songs, both with the Beatles and during their solo careers. He has selected his favorite forty songs and tells their story in each chapter. ... Read more

    4,11 €

  • PRiMA ViSTA 3a

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    by Susanna Király ...
    Series Book 3 - PRiMA ViSTA
    Musiikin opetuksessa tietokoneavusteisten opetusmenetelmien kehittäminen on uusi ja kehittyvä toimiala. Soitinopetukseen varsinkin etäopiskelua varten on kehitetty vielä pitempään opetusohjelmia ja – menetelmiä. Tällaiset opetusmenetelmät tarjoavat myös uusia oppimisen tapoja erilaisille oppijoille ja voivat parantaa tuntuvasti motivaatiota opiskella musiikinteoriaa ja säveltapailua. Tulokset ... Read more

    6,99 €

  • Youth Fame: Dry, Witty, Clear-Eyed Look At Ex-Mouseketeer Fame

    by Stacy Sherron ...
    Kid stars have consistently had a muddled relationship with Hollywood. Indeed, it's amusing to watch charming children put on a big show for crowds and convey jokes that make us laugh. However, when the children outgrow the jobs, the business that put them on the map replaces them with a new yield of new faces.Growing up is hard, yet growing up as a youngster star is significantly more diligent. ... Read more

    6,10 €

  • Tearing Down The Wall

    The Contemporary Guide to Decoding Pink Floyd - The Wall One Brick at a Time

    by Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff ...
    SECRETS OF THE WALL REVEALED! Imagine dusting off a beloved album, comfortable as an old pair of jeans, and one day discovering that it goes much deeper down the rabbit hole than you ever envisioned. The thematic intention of every note…The nuance behind every veiled reference…Until you finally recognize that hidden deep inside is a distinctly powerful message you never knew was there. It's like ... Read more

    3,08 €

  • Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped our Culture [4 volumes]

    An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture

    Edited by Jacqueline Edmondson ...
    A fascinating exploration of the relationship between American culture and music as defined by musicians, scholars, and critics from around the world.Music has been the cornerstone of popular culture in the United States since the beginning of our nation's history. From early immigrants sharing the sounds of their native lands to contemporary artists performing benefit concerts for social causes, ... Read more

    341,52 €

  • Woodstock 1969

    The Lasting Impact of the Counterculture

    by Ettagale Blauer, Jason Lauré ...
    A photographic journey through a music festival and a moment in history: “An evocative image of the 1960s in all its creative, dynamic, and messy glory.” —Andrew Berman, Executive Director, Greenwich Village Society for Historic PreservationPhotojournalist Jason Lauré chronicled the late 1960s, and followed his unerring instinct for being in the right place at the right time when he attended the ... Read more

    13,03 €

  • Right Place at the Write Time

    by D. Bergen White, Mitchell B White ...
    A colorful and candid behind-the-scenes look at my 60 years in the recording industry.Obviously a large portion of my life has been dedicated to singing and arranging and I will still arrange if the right person asks (and I'm in the mood) but I actually have other hobbies and interests like golf and golf and golf. I'm extremely blessed at this age to be able to play 2 to 3 times a week (or more) ... Read more

    19,07 €

  • Then Garth Became Elvis

    A Country Music Writer's Journey with the Stars, 1985-2010

    by Tom Alesia ...
    Discover country stars in their own voice!Discover country music stars' most insightful, unguarded comments, told to award-winning writer Tom Alesia, during an exhilarating quarter century. More than 100 of the genre's biggest acts--including Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Eric Church--offer perspective from unique times in their careers. They're joined by ... Read more

    7,41 €

  • The Winding Stream

    An Oral History of the Carter and Cash Family

    by Beth Harrington ...
    There is a stream that courses through American roots music. Its source is in the Appalachian foothills in a place called Maces Springs, Virginia. It was there that A.P. Carter, his wife Sara, and his sister-in-law Maybelle began their careers as three of the earliest stars of country music.These three didn't just play the music emerging from their hill country upbringing. They helped invent it. ... Read more

    7,63 €

  • Cornstars: Rube Music in Swing Time

    The Rise and Fall of Freddie Fisher and his Schnickelfritz Band…Stan Fritts and his Korn Kobblers…and the Hillbilly, Cornball, Novelty Jazz Music of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s

    by Jack Norton ...
    New Orleans has jazz. Nashville has country. The Delta has blues. Garnavillo, Iowa (population 745) has corn.Thanks to the homegrown, farm-shucked comedic jazz of two heartland boys, a new musical genre called Corn plowed its way up the charts and across the globe in the 1930s. From the obscure tractor-dotted landscape of the Midwest to Hollywood, Manhattan, Europe, and all points in between, this ... Read more

    23,99 €

  • No music on weekends

    Storia di parte della new wave

    by Gabriele Merlini ...
    Series series Saggi pop
    Con ‘new wave’ si definisce un movimento musicale e artistico incredibilmente eterogeneo, sviluppatosi tra la seconda metà degli anni Settanta e i primi Ottanta; difficile immaginare qualcosa in comune tra i Duran Duran di Rio e i Joy Division di Love Will Tear Us Apart, eppure c’è: sfruttando l’energia, gli stimoli e il dinamismo ancora in circolazione del punk, numerose band hanno scelto di ... Read more

    7,99 €

  • Symposiumsbericht

    Symposium zur Musik der Hoch- und Deutschmeister in der Donaumonarchie

    by Friedrich Anzenberger ...
    Die Militärkapelle der „Hoch- und Deutschmeister“ genoss zu k.u.k.-Zeiten großes Ansehen. Als wohl bekanntester musikalischer Vertreter dieses Genres gilt der damalige Musikpionier und Kapellmeister, Carl Michael Ziehrer. Bis in die jüngste Gegenwart hinein feiert das Hoch- und Deutschmeister-Regiment beachtliche Popularität. Unser gegenwärtiges Blasmusikwesen entspringt der Militärmusikkultur ... Read more

    9,99 €

  • The Missing Strad

    The Story of the World's Greatest Violin Forgery

    by Gerald Gaul, MD ...
    Pay attention to that violin you used in high school. Look closely at the next violin you see at a garage sale. It might be worth millions of dollars.The greatest violin ever made is not in a museum. It might be in your violin case because it was involved in a perfect forgery more than a century ago. No one noticed when the criminal got rid of the evidence by passing it on to an unsuspecting ... Read more

    5,29 €